Technical Product Manager for Manufacturing Robotics

At Xaba, we create software for the advanced manufacturing industry that fully automates the control of robotic systems for the manufacturing process using AI technologies. We’re a global team, headquartered in Toronto, Canada with a team of brilliant, kind, and collaborative scientists, engineers, and designers. We are spread across Canada, the US, and Italy, making our workplace a remote-first and distributed environment.

We need your help to develop our first product and deliver it to market.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager who will be the champion for our product. You will work closely with product leadership and the development team to define and execute the product backlog, as well as support the go-to-market activities of our first product. You’ll help guide the engineering team to deliver a compelling product and interact firsthand with early adopter customers to ensure it addresses their problems. This role reports to the CEO.

What you will do

• Ensure the development teams are aligned with the product roadmap, and business priorities, and are delivering value with each iteration.

• Work with product designers and technical leads to translate business and customer requirements into detailed software implementation backlogs. You will own the prioritized backlog.

• Drive the planning and execution of new product development and product enhancements.

• Distill and organize market feedback directly from customers and from business development channels to input into roadmap planning activities.

• Represent the development teams to internal and external stakeholders

About you

• 5+ years of software development experience in a leadership role, overseeing the development of major features from ideation to delivery.

• You enjoy interfacing with multi-disciplinary stakeholders - executives, engineers, and customers. You have the ability to communicate complex technical details coherently to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• You have experience working in full-stack development contexts and are familiar with developing and delivering user-facing, cloud-based solutions.

• You have a demonstrated ability to create impact and be influential without direct authority.

• You can navigate ambiguity and make high-quality, pragmatic decisions to keep things moving forward.

Nice to have

These are the things you’re likely to work on, so if you have any experience in the following, great! If you don’t have experience in the following, we still encourage you to apply.

• Experience working with robots, manipulators, and vision systems;

• Exposure to the manufacturing process and mechanical products;

• Experience working in an agile software development environment.

Our Team and Perks

• We are an open, collaborative, and supportive culture including skill shares and design critiques

• We believe that employees should be owners, which is why we provide stock option grants for full-time employees

• We believe in supporting the health and wellbeing of our team, which is why we offer a competitive health benefits package

• As a remote-first team, we believe in the importance of having the right set up, which is why we offer a home office budget

• Learning and development is critical to us, which is why we have a self-directed learning budget

Our location

While our team is remote-first and fully distributed, you must be located and able to work in either Canada or the US.

Our Hiring Process

• Discover: You discover the opportunity and apply to the role

• Talk: You take part in a 30-45 minute screening call with the Hiring Manager to chat about the role and the team.

• Deep dive: We have a 60 minute call to dive deep into your experience and the role.

• Meet your team: You have a video call with a few other Xaba team members.

• Offer: You receive an offer to join Xaba!

Accommodations and Accessibility

Inclusion and equity are the cornerstones of how we recruit, hire, and develop talent. We encourage applications from all candidates, especially those who identify as members of the BIPOC community, LGBTQ++ community, women, caregivers, immigrants, and people living with disabilities. We encourage candidates to include any accommodations you require in your application. We look forward to hearing from you.

• Extensive knowledge and experience in manufacturing processes and technologies.
• Strong understanding of robotics and automation systems.
• Proven track record in software management and development.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to analyze market trends and customer needs to drive product development strategies.
• Experience in managing customer relationships and providing exceptional customer support.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Detail-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering high-quality products.
• Strong leadership skills to guide and motivate teams towards achieving project goals.